Publication year: 2012
Source:World Neurosurgery
Rishi Wadhwa, Jai Deep Thakur, Raul Cardenas, Jeri Wright, Anil Nanda
Introduction of a book and cinema club in our department has helped combine an education in humanities with neurosurgical training. We feel the involvement of teaching in humanities adds to our specialty and helps in fulfilling the ACGME's six core competencies. Our goal is to encourage synoptic philosophy and impart creative ways of interacting with the world. Medical and non-medical based books and movies were selected and reviewed in an open forum. Efforts were made to integrate the ACGME six core competencies into the discussions. Residents then anonymously addressed a questionnaire pertaining to the usefulness of the book club in residency. 13 residents attended the sessions and responded to the questionnaire. 61.5% of residents felt the topics were pertinent to their everyday life. 77% felt that the club had helped them somehow in residency. The majority (7/13) felt the club should not be included as part of the curriculum in an 80 hour work week. Institution of a book and movie club appears to be an effective way of integrating humanities within a neurosurgical residency.
Júlio Leonardo B. Pereira
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